Paradoxes of Disconnectedness
A Polycentric World versus a Perturbed World
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5111525 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marco A Gandásegui (Universidad de Panamá, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-38 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-582X • E-ISSN: 1552-678X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0094582x06296726 |
| OpenAlex | W2125720225 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
Continual wars of resistance and wars of imperial conquest mark the development of capitalism as we know it. One of the driving forces of this violent history and a direct effect of capitalist development is the fact that new states are forced to struggle for a share of the fruits of the world system. As a result of this pattern of capitalist accumulation, the twentieth century witnessed multiple disconnections. Against this background, the following questions call for answers: What new disconnections can we expect in the short and medium term? How is the United States preparing to block, prevent, or abort these disconnections? Will future disconnections require an imperialist war? Is the polycentric world envisioned by Samir Amin, with its multiple coexisting cultures, a viable alternative
Ancient history · Capitalism · CONQUEST · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Resistance (ecology) · Sociology · World War II · Economic Theory and Policy · History · Law · Political Economy and Marxism · World Systems and Global Transformations
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2010 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |